Thyroid carcinoma mimicking a toxic adenoma.
A young woman with a thyroid papillary carcinoma behaving as an autonomously hyperfunctioning nodule is described. Only 17 similar patients have been seen in the past 25 years. It is emphasized that hyperthyroidism does not exclude malignant disease in hot nodules. This possibility suggests that all thyroid nodules, either cold or hot, require careful management. Therefore, in "at risk" cases, surgery could be the most useful treatment.
De Rosa
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Institute of Endocrinology, Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
Testa
A
A
Maurizi
M
M
Satta
M A
MA
Aimoni
C
C
Artuso
A
A
Silvestri
E
E
Rufini
V
V
Troncone
L
L
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes